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My father, an Iwo Jima survivor. In honor of this upcoming Memorial Day...some poems: This poem was written by my cousin's 17 year old daughter: this is for the soldiers theresa soya this is for the red the red that beats through the heart and bleeds through the clothes of every american citizen, of every american soldier this is for the white, the black, the yellow, the red, the brown skin of the soldiers who fight not for the respect of a man but for the love of a brother, this is for the blue, the blue and the hope that comes with tomorrow, the hope that tomorrow comes with the sky a little brighter this is for the flag that waves through that sky this is for the stars and this is for the stripes whipping through the wind and ripping but never falling in the fight this is a thank you, this is from the kids who aren't quite sure what to say and pray with shaky words but stable ambition, this is from the kids who know what sacrifice means but haven't quite felt it...

Yesterday I was working with my mom on creating a flier for her art association sale .  We were using her PC laptop (I'm a Mac girl by nature!).  We were using Windows 7 (I'm a Mac girl by nature!) and both getting slightly frustrated.   I explained to my mother that the beauty of using a computer is that it is mistake tolerant (thank you Karen Janowski for sharing this idea!).  Mistakes are easily fixed by using the redo button. After a little bit we were both in sync and the flier was completed! On the drive home I was thinking about how even at 78 and 85 my parents are life long learners. Beside keeping current with new technology, they are always bettering themselves. My mother is always going to art demonstrations and has even attended Webinars to advance her techniques. My dad is always starting new projects which allows for learning.  He writes news letters which promotes learning and is always learning something new with the computer! Does being a ...